Resource Center: dependence

This is the American Society of Addiction Medicine's member directory which allows users to search by physician first name, last name, city, state, and specialty to find ASAM certified providers.

Patient Example of the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire for Adolescents

This physician handout will help practitioners choose ways to detect nicotine dependence in their patients.

The American Psychiatric Association has released practice guidelines and resources for the treatment of patients with substance use disorders.

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, sponsored by the Public Health Service, includes new, effective clinical treatments for tobacco dependence that have become available since the 2000 Guideline was published. This update will make an important contribution to the quality of care in the United States and to the health of the American people. (From Their Website)

Quitting tobacco is difficult because all forms of it—cigarettes, cigars and spit (chewing) tobacco—contain nicotine and nicotine is the agent in tobacco that's capable of causing addiction or dependence. However, you can quit once and for all. The reasons for quitting are simple: You'll lower the chances of having a heart attack, stroke or cancer, including oral cancer. A smoke-free environment is healthier for those around you. If you're pregnant, you'll improve your chances of having a healthy baby. And, the money spent on tobacco can be used on other things. (From Their Website)

Five subtypes of alcohol dependence

The burden of suffering due to tobacco use is staggering, and irreconcilable with the relative social and medical complacency with which it is treated. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable premature death in our society, claiming more lives around the world each year than war: it may be the most important public health issue of our time., Since most smokers see a physician each year, and most smokers report a desire to quit, primary care clinicians are well positioned to assist smokers in their cessation efforts. It is essential to provide effective cessation intervention for all smokers at each visit. (From their website)

Answers questions about differences between addiction, dependence, etc., how people become addicted, treatment options for those who become addicted, and how serious a problem prescription medication misuse is. Issue: 5(2)

This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP), Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction, provides consensus‐ and evidence‐based treatment guidance for the use of buprenorphine, a new option for the treatment of opioid addiction. The goal of this TIP is to provide physicians with information they can use to make practical and informed decisions about the use of buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction. These guidelines address the pharmacology and physiology of opioids, opioid addiction, and treatment with buprenorphine; describe patient assessment and the choice of opioid addiction treatment options; provide detailed treatment protocols for opioid withdrawal and maintenance therapy with buprenorphine; and include information on the treatment of special populations, e.g., pregnant women, adolescents, and polysubstance users. This TIP represents another step by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) toward its goal of bringing national leaders together to improve substance use disorder treatment in the United States. (From Their Website)